A CONTROVERSIAL LOCAL ABORTION INITIATIVE MAY NOT MAKE IT ON THE UPCOMING BALLOT, IN OCTOBER. ACTION SEVEN NEWS REPORTER AARON HILF HAS MORE ON THE DELAY, AND WHAT COULD HAPPEN, IF IT MISSES THE DEADLINE. IT'S AN INITIATIVE THAT WOULD BAN ABORTIONS AFTER 20 WEEKS OF PREGNANCY - AN EMOTIONAL ISSUE, WITH VOCAL SUPPORTERS AND OPPONENTS. BUT NOW, CITY OFFICIALS SAY IT MAY NOT EVEN MAKE IT ON THE BALLOT. "Ideally, it would be better for this ballot question to make it on the October 8th ballot but logistically it doesn't look like that's going to happen." THAT'S BECAUSE THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE HAS UNTIL SEPTEMBER TO CERTIFY JUST OVER 12-THOUSAND SIGNATURES NEEDED TO GET THE INITIATIVE APPROVED. BUT -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT DAN LEWIS SAYS IF THAT'S NOT DONE BY AUGUST 19th -- IT WOULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE QUESTION PRINTED ON THE BALLOT. "There's really no telling right now. At this point it looks unlikely that it'll make it on that October 8th ballot." IF THAT HAPPENS -- HE SAYS IT WOULD THEN BE PUSHED BACK TO THE NOVEMBER RUN-OFF ELECTION IF THERE IS ONE, OR TO A SPECIAL ELECTION -- SOMETHING THAT COULD COST THE CITY A LOT OF MONEY. "I think it's vital that we get it done in a timely manner because we have the opportunity to save the taxpayers of this community $700,000." COUNCILMAN KEN SANCHEZ SAYS HE HOPES THE CLERK'S OFFICE IS ABLE TO GET IT DONE IN TIME -- REGARDLESS THEY SAY VOTERS WILL DECIDE, BUT WHEN... ISN'T KNOWN, YET. "This specific question will get its election day." IN ALBUQUERQUE AARON HILF KOAT ACTION SEVEN NEWS. THE CLERK'S OFFICE SAYS THEY HAVE APPROVED NEARLY 4-THOUSAND SIGNATURES; BUT CAN'T SAY IF AND WHEN THEY'LL GET TO 12-THOUSAND.